Draft:Owen Lloyd (swimmer)

Owen Lloyd is an American swimmer, he is well-known for being disqualified from Atlantic Coast Conference on February 24, 2024, due to his action when "he crossing into another swimmer’s lane during competition", breaking the NCAA Rule 2.5.b states, before he was disqualified, he was successful by his 1,650-yard freestyle in swimming with duration about 14:37.04.

After he was disqualified. His teammate, Ross Dant, called it “the dumbest rule in swimming” and said “Owen beat me fair and square. He should be on that podium. He was excited. That’s a huge moment for him, right?”

Education
He is a senior from North Carolina State University

Disqualification
On February 24, 2024, after he won the 1,650-yard freestyle, he should have been awarded by the organizing committee, but he was announced that he was disqualified for "breaking the rule" with the reason NCAA Rule 2.5b that said:

"Any competitor who interferes with another swimmer during a race shall be disqualified from that race, subject to the discretion of the referee … A swimmer who changes lanes during a heat shall be disqualified". Although the race ended before and his action was proven as "celebrating". He still gets disqualification by the committee.

Ross Dant, who reached top 2 and a Lloyd's teammate, has been considered as the winner. The award and gold medal goes to Ross Dant. But Dant declined and decided to give it to Lloyd to protest the rule, he called it " the dumbest rule" and praised Lloyd for his achievement.